Tag Archives: scenic

King of New York—Room Service & Leave No Witnesses

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Reverend

For some reason I got to thinking about Abel Ferrara’s best film King of New York (1990) this afternoon. The film beautifully frames the dirty streets of NYC, and has Laurence Fishburne playing one of the most truly menacing and … Continue reading →

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Raiders of the Lost Ark—Opening sequence

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Reverend

When talking about the opening to Sergio Leone’s Once Upon the Time in the West, I was reminded of the opening sequence that in many ways sealed my nearly thirty year love affair with film: the opening of Raiders of … Continue reading →

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The Breakfast Club—Bender in Closet scene

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Reverend

The late John Hughes will have no shortage of tributes, and there is a real sense amongst many of my generation that he helped define as much as chronicle what it meant to be a white, suburban middle-class teen in … Continue reading →

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Scene from Jaws: the USS Indianapolis

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Reverend

Think for a second about soliloquies in film, and then find me one that surpasses Quint’s narration of the shark infested horror of the USS Indianapolis from Jaws, you’ll be hard pressed. Jaws is a work of art of the … Continue reading →

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Paris, Texas

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Reverend

Part 1: Part 2: While I am not a huge Wim Wenders fan, there are a number of scenes I could pick from Paris, Texas (1984), which I believe to be his one and only masterpiece. I could listen to … Continue reading →

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